Last week the picture on Burger King’s Twitter page mysteriously changed to a
McDonald’s golden arch — mischievous hackers were to blame. A few days later
Donald Trump had his Twitter account hacked with Lil’ Wayne rap lyrics
posted in his name. Then there were reports that malware had wormed its way
into computers at Apple’s HQ, though Apple customers were reassured that
data security had not been breached.

Whether it is companies that are hacked with their customers’ passwords posted
online, or criminals targeting individuals to get hold of bank details, or
even social media names or profiles, hacks are